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MarcDurant
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Reged: 10/07/09
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Loc: Boulder, CO
Motor oil in transmission?
      11/02/09 11:19 AM

(Edit: On my 89 Raider)

Ok, yesterday I got down to "replace all gear oil" on my truck to-do list. It was all super nasty, especially the limited slip rear diff, which is probably not limited slip anymore judging by the metal shavings on the drain plug.

But I was still amazed when I opened the transmission drain plug and motor oil came out instead of gear oil. I haven't driven the truck much since I bought it last month, but I did think that the transmission felt a little rough. Not many metal shavings on the magnetic drain plug, at least. Given the maintenance record of the previous owner (never any maintenance), I figure it's been driven like this for about 2 years.

I guess I'm going to fill it back up with gear oil and just drive it, but anything special I should do? (Besides find out who did it and beat them silly?)

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89 Raider V6 manual (getting fixed up)
89 Montero V6 4-door manual (slowly dying)

Edited by MarcDurant (11/02/09 01:25 PM)

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* Motor oil in transmission? MarcDurant 11/02/09 11:19 AM
. * * Re: Motor oil in transmission? Red1979   11/02/09 05:21 PM
. * * Re: Motor oil in transmission? 4ePajero   11/03/09 08:59 AM
. * * Re: Motor oil in transmission? MarcDurant   11/03/09 01:49 PM
. * * Re: Motor oil in transmission? plh   11/03/09 06:41 PM
. * * Re: Motor oil in transmission? 93montero_sr   11/04/09 12:00 AM
. * * Re: Motor oil in transmission? NickR   11/02/09 04:31 PM
. * * Re: Motor oil in transmission? JohnnyBfromPeoria   11/02/09 11:52 AM
. * * Re: Motor oil in transmission? 89montero   11/02/09 04:09 PM

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